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false <![CDATA[God Is Dead]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1181452043m/1155314.jpg 1155314 9 From a mind-blowing new talent, an audacious novel that imagines the world after God takes human form and dies When God descends to Earth as a Dinka woman from Sudan and subsequently dies in the Darfur desert, the result is a world both bizarrely new yet eerily familiar. In Ron Currie's provocative, wise, and emotionally resonant novel we meet God himself; the Dinka woman whose mortality He must suffer when He inhabits her body; people all over the world coping with the devastating news of God's demise; a group of young men who, fearing the end of the world, take fate into their own hands; mental patients who insist that a god still exists; armies taking up the eternal war between fate and free will; and parents who, in the absence of a deity and the lack of anything to do on Sundays, worship their children. On the surface, this is a world utterly transformedyet certain things remain unchanged: protective parents clash with willful, idealistic teenagers; idols are exalted; small-town rumor mills run unabated; and children often don't realize how to forgive their parents until it's too late. In God Is Dead, Currie brings together a prescient satirical gift worthy of Jonathan Swift, the raw appeal of Chuck Palahniuk's blackest comedy, and the thought-provoking ethical questions of Kurt Vonnegut, all with a light touch, empathy, and wisdom that make for an exhilarating reading experience. Offbeat yet accessible, God Is Dead is an exciting debut from a fresh new voice in contemporary fiction. 2432346 5 7 2007 God Is Dead total:486|5:127|4:175|3:141|2:33|1:10| 486 1834 796 134 3 11 false false Thu Jan 03 04:10:41 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 31 03:09:17 -0800 2007 Thu Jan 03 04:09:52 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 5 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Jun 26 15:13:00 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 23 05:39:57 -0700 2007 more...]]> 2 2 false false Mon Jun 30 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 04 12:02:28 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 07 21:13:25 -0700 2008
However, that didn't stop the book from reading a little like a writing exercise, more for the benefit of the ...more...]]> 5 2 false false Sun Oct 05 18:54:46 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 23 21:06:54 -0700 2008 Sun Oct 05 18:54:46 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Jun 29 06:49:21 -0700 2007 Wed Jul 11 05:29:00 -0700 2007 http://perpetualfolly.blogspot.com

Also, my review from Amazon:
I don't think readers should over-examine this story collection/novel for its religious message,...more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Jun 26 02:09:04 -0700 2007 Thu Jul 26 10:54:08 -0700 2007 more...]]> 2 1 false false Mon Jan 12 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 11 08:12:29 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 12 20:41:16 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu Aug 23 06:07:14 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 19 04:38:27 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Mar 09 18:27:31 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 10 14:55:14 -0700 2009
Taking place at a time when God takes human form and dies, God is Dead is a jarring, eye-op...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon May 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed May 06 15:34:39 -0700 2009 Wed May 06 15:35:52 -0700 2009
It wasn't fantastic, but it d...more...]]> 1 0 false false Thu Sep 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 04 00:14:30 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 04 00:31:06 -0700 2009
This book starts ou...more...]]> 4 1 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Oct 23 08:02:01 -0700 2007 Wed Nov 14 10:57:03 -0800 2007 I didn't know what to expect
but literally I couldn't put it down.
phenomenal narrative, interesting, controversial, wow, i'm into it. we'll see how it goes . ..
pretty disappointed
interesting book
but too many turns and knots, and thing...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 31 11:07:33 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 26 07:36:15 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jul 18 21:19:19 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 18 21:43:06 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Apr 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 12 20:36:36 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 16 03:05:53 -0700 2009
Told through a series of connected short stories in varying styles, a few with recurring...more...]]> 4 1 false false Fri Jul 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon May 25 02:36:20 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 04 00:33:48 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 15 10:35:30 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 15 10:38:37 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Mar 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 08 15:12:39 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 13 12:58:56 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Nov 18 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Oct 13 10:59:40 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 13 11:01:25 -0700 2009 God is Dead manages that. Yes, there are some weaker stories, and the end is not the full bow that is expected from a book which raises such a large question -- it is a book without an answer. However, the stories ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 30 08:43:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 30 11:10:01 -0700 2008 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1155314